A panic attack is a surge of intense fear or discomfort that comes on abruptly and reaches its peak within minutes. While the exact mechanisms remain under investigation, several ways our phones might ...

You might find yourself in a crowded room, perhaps at a social gathering or while waiting in a long queue and suddenly, your heart races, your palms begin to sweat and you struggle to breathe as ...

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Years ago, I had a panic attack in my clinical office—the very office where I treated people who were dealing with panic. It came on unexpectedly, as panic often does. I had just gotten to work one ...

The building's maintenance man struggles with panic attacks and anxiety. The apartment building is falling apart, and its superintendent, Maintenance Mike, is nowhere to be found! The group learns ...